- Meaning
- Stern, austere; a name for the lion
- Arabic
- عباس
- Say it
- ab-BAAS
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
Famous people with this name
- Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of the Prophet
- Abbas ibn Ali, who died at Karbala
Other spellings
Abbes, Abas
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Questions about Abbas
What does Abbas mean?
Abbas means: Stern, austere; a name for the lion.
Is Abbas in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Abbas a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Abbas is a boy’s name.
How do you write Abbas in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Abbas is written عباس.